Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen climb into the back of a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47G Chinook helicopter into Banana River, Florida, […]
By Erin McFee, Corioli Institute. This article is based on interviews with twelve SOF veterans and former POWs who operated in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mariupol, and Dnipro regions, with support from the Restart Veterans Hub in Kharkiv and the humanitarian […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: The graphic prepared by the Joint Staff above was presented during a Department of Defense briefing on Operation Midnight Hammer, the attack […]
By Pat Carty. The UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 – a very wordy but comprehensive assessment of the United Kingdom’s defence policy, was published on June 2, 2025, by the Labour government, and just weeks ahead of a crucial […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: An East-coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) prepares to descend below the surface during dive training with Polish special forces, June […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Members of Chapter 47 continue the tradition of remembering Medal of Honor Day. Members honored MOH recipients at the Vancouver Barracks National […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Marines swim during the Caribbean Coastal Warrior exercise in Savaneta, Aruba, May 18, 2023. The bilateral event with Dutch Marines expands the […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: 308th Rescue Squadron pararescumen climb into the back of a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47G Chinook helicopter into Banana River, Florida, […]
The editor of SOF News attended SOF Week 2025 held in Tampa, Florida from May 5-8, 2025. The event was co-sponsored by the Global SOF Foundation and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Over the next several weeks SOF News […]
By Shannon Campbell. What makes special operations unique cannot be fully described by words. This is due to the difficulty of depicting the actions of special operators involved in secret operations while experiencing insurmountable risks unfathomable to the civilian population. […]
By Nicholas DeMasters. Will Deploying the U.S. Military Stop the Mexican Cartels Fentanyl Enterprise: Exploring Strategies and Evaluating Options In recent polling, 25% of Americans report that either themselves or a family member have been addicted to opioids. [i] Unfortunately, […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron drop near Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 13, 2024. The 57th RQS […]
Leaders of the U.S. special operations community testified in Washington, D.C. before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in open and classified sessions. Chris Maier, (SOF News, 24 Apr 2021) the […]
Story by Jim Garamone, DOD News. The strengths of the U.S. special operations community have always been agility, adaptability and innovation its service members demonstrated as they approached a mission. Special ops leaders are working to continue this process as […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Two U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrafts, operated by the 67th Special Operations Squadron, fly in formation prior to conducting static […]
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